England warned about ‘one-sided refereeing’ before Argentina World Cup semi-final

World Cup officials have been accused of favouring their decisions towards Argentina (AP Photo)

Switzerland were furious with the ‘one-sided refereeing’ in their World Cup quarter-final defeat to Argentina on Saturday.

Argentina needed extra time to secure a 3-1 win over Switzerland, who were reduced to 10 men following Breel Embolo’s controversial red card in the 72nd minute.

Embolo became the first player to be sent off as a result of a new law for mistaken identity at the World Cup this summer.

Argentina midfielder Leandro Paredes was initially given a yellow card for his...